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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

íntimo amigo de toda la vida

English translation:

lifelong friend

Sep 20, 2007 10:16
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

íntimo amigo de toda la vida

Spanish to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters general
La mujer del protagonista realiza otra llamada al Personaje 2, íntimo amigo de toda la vida del protagonista y....

Podría ser "lifetime close friend" ,pero lo pongo en google y me salen solo 57 páginas, muchas de ellas no parecen de habla inglesa
¿alguien me puede confirmar o darme otra idea?

Gracias!!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +13 lifelong friend
4 +1 lifelong close friend
5 close lifelong fiend
5 a close childhood friend
4 lifetime's intimate/close friend

Proposed translations

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5 mins
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lifelong friend

I don't see any need for "close" as this, to my mind, is implicit in them being friends for so long.
Peer comment(s):
agree John Simpson : this is more natural, no need to go OTT
2 mins
agree Jennifer Forbes : Actually, I'd combine the two and say "a lifelong intimate friend" - someone you've known all your life need not necessarily be an INTIMATE friend!
4 mins
agree Marina56 : ok
4 mins
agree Hasselt
9 mins
agree Robert Forstag : "Lifelong friend" here implies closeness and intimacy and therefore these additional adjectives are not needed. Pace Jenny, I would say that you would not describe someone whom you've "merely known" all your life as a "lifelong friend"....
14 mins
agree Carol Gullidge : agree w Robert
1 hr
agree Katarina Peters
1 hr
agree Noni Gilbert Riley : Yes, and agree with yr coment too.
1 hr
agree Heather Oland
2 hrs
agree John Rawlins
3 hrs
agree Onandia Martinez
3 hrs
agree eesegura
13 hrs
agree MiaK
2 days 10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you all for your help. At the end I choose this answer, as it is the most voted."
4 mins

lifetime's intimate/close friend

Es la opción lógica, salvo que el contexto global tenga algún "innuendo" que tú sabrás ver...
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+1
6 mins

lifelong close friend

OK
Reference:

http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=lifelong&v=js

Peer comment(s):
agree Lanna Rustage : AGREE, DEFINITELY
35 mins
Thanks.
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44 mins

close lifelong fiend

Creo que es importante mencionar close, y viene mejor antes de lifelong
Peer comment(s):
neutral David Brown : "fiend" es otra cosa!
3 hrs
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2 hrs

a close childhood friend

Mi búsqueda por "close childhood friend" me devolvió 4.420 resultados. Significa un amigo a quien le conoces desde tu infancia.
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